Twin Nigerian Attacks Leave 17 Dead

Two attacks hundreds of miles apart by suspected members of Nigeria's Islamist insurgency Boko Haram killed 17 people, a vigilante leader and witnesses said on Thursday, highlighting the group's ability to strike both in its heartland and afar.

In Biu, a small town in northeast Nigeria, Boko Haram's stronghold, gunmen shot and killed 12 people, said Abba Aji Khalil, a local vigilante leader. One of the victims was Ibrahim Dawi, the...